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Revision as of 00:00, 10 September 2022
Developers | |
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Mythos Games | |
Publishers | |
MicroProse | |
Current | 2K Games |
Release dates | |
DOS | July 15, 1997 |
Windows | July 15, 1997 |
Windows (DOSBox) | September 4, 2008 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Shooter, Strategy |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | X-COM |
X-COM | |
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X-COM: UFO Defense | 1994 |
X-COM: Terror from the Deep | 1995 |
X-COM: Apocalypse | 1997 |
X-COM: Interceptor | 1998 |
X-COM: Email games | 1999 |
X-COM: Enforcer | 2001 |
XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 2012 |
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | 2013 |
XCOM 2 | 2016 |
XCOM: Chimera Squad | 2020 |
General information
- UFOpaedia - A huge wiki for the XCOM series
- StrategyCore
- xcomufo.com
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Still, technically, has CD Check enabled. See Issues fixed for disabling it. Pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | Included in X-COM: Complete Pack, with X-COM: UFO Defense, X-COM: Terror from the Deep, X-COM: Interceptor and X-COM: Enforcer. | |||
Steam | Still, technically, has CD Check enabled. See Issues fixed for disabling it. Pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |||
GamersGate (unavailable) |
Essential improvements
Run in DOSBox
- To improve DOSBox performance, make some changes to the DOSBox configuration file.
Change DOSBox configuration file[1][2] |
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Notes
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Recommended Mods
- A Patcher: Fixes bugs and can unlock incomplete parts of the game. Effectively XcomUtil from earlier games remade for Apocalypse.
- RoadWar: Rebalances the vehicle combat, adding more game emphases to it.
- Karadoc's Apoc Mod: Rebalances tactical missions, can make the both more fair and challenging.
- Additional mods and other files for Apocalypse can be downloaded at StrategyCore here.
OpenApoc
An open source reinterpretation of the game's engine that's currently in a pre-alpha state.
Further details can be found on the project's official website, GitHub repository, and project forums.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7660/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7660/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Most speech is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | Use the Unofficial German Language Pack. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Retail only: BraSoft. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «UFODefense.narod.ru» download link #1 and #2 | |||
Spanish | Use the Apocalypse Spanish Patch. |
- The russian version features a fandub with alternate music.
- All officially released versions of Apocalypse, i.e. English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, etc. feature a fully translated game and voiced video sequences.
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Hotseat. Was scrapped prior to release but can be enabled using A Patcher. Works surprisingly well for a unstable pre-alpha feature. | |||
LAN play | 2 | Versus Was scrapped prior to release. Can be enabled using A Patcher, however usually crashes immediately after selecting the option from the menu. |
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Online play | 2 | Versus See note above. |
Issues fixed
X-COM asks for CD
- The Steam version sometimes asks you to insert the CD into the drive. When it does so, the game can't be resumed.
Extract folders from cd.iso and place them in the X-Com folder[3]
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Use a later version of DOSBox (0.74, Steam uses 0.72)[5] |
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Use a No-CD patch |
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Choppy Cutscenes
Exactly like it sounds, cutscene playback is poor.
Use DOS32A[citation needed] |
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Bind it to SMKP.EXE with the following command: |
Replace the builtin player[6] |
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Use this patch from StrategyCore user Bomb Bloke.
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Black screen on startup
This game has issues with certain SVGA cards (both real and emulated). It can be fixed by using this patcher. Note this program requires Windows and will not run in DOSBox.
Game hangs after entering the Alien Dimension
Certain versions of the game shipped without the map files for the Alien Dimension. They can be downloaded here.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Software renderer | ||
DOS video modes | SVGA |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Human Machine Interface (HMI) audio drivers | |
Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | Cutscenes remain on disk in the retail version. |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 DX/4 100 MHz | Intel Pentium 90 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB (DOS) 16 MB (Windows 95) |
16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | 60 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (7660) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.